SDG4 Youth & Student Network
- A Advocacy Campaign/Project
A Active
Key Information
Members of the SDG4 Youth & Student Network are activists, advocates, elected student representatives, leaders, students, school leaders, teachers, and young professionals who are actively working within youth and student organizations in their local and national communities to improve the quality and accessibility of education.
As one of the key stakeholders in education, youth and students are key partners in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) on ensuring quality education for all. The SDG4 Youth & Student Network is an inclusive, and representative platform of youth and student groups designed to ensure their meaningful participation in shaping global education policies within the renewed Global Education Cooperation Mechanism (GCM) and the global apex body for education—the SDG4-Education 2030 High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC). The Network is tasked with championing and taking forward the Youth Declaration on Transforming Education.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Global
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
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Partner(s)
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Ministry Affiliation
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COVID-19 Response
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Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
Quality
- School quality
Cross-cutting areas
- Climate change
- Digital literacy
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Empowerment
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Policymakers, School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth
Age
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School Enrolment Status
All in school
School Level
- Upper secondary
- Tertiary
Other populations reached
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Participants include
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Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Policy/legal environment
- Developing/promoting new laws/policies
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
- Literacy - in the classroom
Women's empowerment programs
- Advocacy/action
- Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
- Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality
Cross-cutting goals
- Increased advocacy/civic engagement
- Increased agency and empowerment